Combined cardcase and score recorder



Feb. 21, 1933. w, M LENNSTROM COMBINED CARDCASE AND SCORE RECORDER FiledApril l5. 1931 INV Mz.

47 r M AFTCIRNEYS Patented Feb. 21, 11933 NTED STATES PATENT OFFICEWALTER M. LENNSTROM, OF DOUGLASTON, NEW vYCRK Application led April 15,

The invention aims primarily to provide a combined card case and scorerecorder which will be simple and compact in construction and easilyoperated to enable the score sheet to be progressively fed to writingposition1 and removed from the case after use. Further objects andadvantages of the invention will be in part obvious and in partspecifically mentioned in the description hereinafter contained which,taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, discloses apreferred embodiment thereof. Such embodiment, however, is to beconsidered only as illustrative of its principles. In the drawing- Fig.1 is a plan view of a combined card case and score recorder constructedin accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse section.

The invention is disclosed as applied to a combined card case and scorerecorder having a container of elongated rectangular shape and providedwith a card-receiving space or compartment 1 and a score sheet supplyspace or compartment 2. In the present form of the invention thecard-receiving compartment 1 is defined or bounded yby one wall 3 of thecontainer, and an interior partition 4 which is bent to form an endportion 5 which separates the compartments 1 and 2. The end of thecompartment 1 which appears at the top of Figs. 1 and 2 is left open,thus permitting the cards to be withdrawn from the upper end of thecontainer. As shown, the cards are held in a drawer 6 which is removablefrom the container and which of itself is of well known construction andtherefore need not be described in detail. Two packs of 0 cards 7 areshown as carried within the drawer 6. lt will be understood, however,that the specific details of construction as above described are notessential to the invention in its broader aspects.'

Room is left between the drawer 6 and the exterior wall 11 of thecontainer, as hereinafter described in greater detail, for a passageway10 which leads from compartment 2 past the drawer 6 to the open end ofthe container. The partition 4, when employed, may

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constitute the bottom of this passageway 10. The score sheet supply incompartment 2 is shown in the form of a roll 8 of paper, from which rollthe paper sheetl 9 is fed into a passageway 10 which leads fromcompartment 2 to the exterior of the container, preferably in suchmanner that the wall 4rof the container which overlies compartment 1,constitutes abaclring for the portion ofthe sheet 8 which is to bewritten upon. In theillus- R trated form of the inventionthe topexterior wall 11 of the container is provided with a window 12 whichoverlies passageway 10 and renders the sheet 9 accessible for scorerecording purposes. .5,5 The supply 8 of paper may be replenishedthrough a door 13 leading to 'compartment 2, the end of the sheet beingpushed into passageway 10 until it is accessible through window 12,aft-er which the window 12 affords access to thesheet to manually .pushthe latter along through passageway 10 as needed.

f In the present form of the invention the outlet 14 of passageway 10 isat the opposite h end of the container and preferably the adjacent edge15 of the exterior wall'11 ofthe container is shaped as shown in Fig. 1to provide a tearing edge against which used portions of the paper sheet9 may be torn off.

While a specific form of the invention has 5 been described it should beunderstood that changes may be made therein without departing from theinvention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1.k A combined card case and score. re-` corder, including a containerhaving at one end walls forminga score sheet supply compartment, adrawer adapted to contain cards fitting slidably within said container,said container' having an open face therein where' by said drawer may beremoved, one of said container walls being interposed between saidsupply compartment and drawer and abutting the inner end of the drawerwhen the latter is within the container and said convtainer also havinga window in another of s its sidewails overlying said drawer, the wallof said drawer adjacent said window being spaced therefrom, and thespace thereby afforded being utilized to provide a score sheet receivingpassageway interposed between the drawer and said last mentioned wall,said passageway communicating with said score sheet supply compartmentand leading to the exterior of the container.

2. A combined card case and score recorder, including a container havingat one end walls forming a score sheet supply compartment, a draweradapted to contain cards itting slidably within said container, saidcontainer having an open face therein, whereby said drawer may beremoved, one of said container walls being interposed between saidsupply compartment and drawer and abutting the inner end ofthe drawerwhen the latter is within the container one of the exterior walls ofsaid container having a window overlying said drawer and said containerhaving an interior wall interposed between said window and drawer, saidinterior wall being spaced from the window to provide a score sheetvreceiving passageway communicating with said score sheet supplycompartment and leading to the exterior of the container.

3. A combined card case and score recorder including a container havingat one end walls forming a score sheet supply compartment, a draweradapted to contain cards titting slidably within said container, saidcontainer having an open face therein whereby said drawer may beremoved, one of said container walls being interposed between saidsupply compartment and drawer and abutting the inner end of the drawerwhen the latter is within the container, and said container also havinga window in another of its sidewalls overlying said drawer, the wall ofsaid drawer adjacent said window being spaced therefrom, and the spacethereby afforded being utilized to provide a score sheet receivingpassageway interposed between the drawer and said last mentioned wall,said passageway communicating with A said score sheet supply compartmentand leading to the exterior of the container, one of the irst mentionedwalls of said container forming a removable door adapted to swing opento afford access to said score sheet supply compartment.

In testimony whereof I have signed my Y* name to this specication.

WALTER M. LnNNsTRoM.

